I was looking for a cheap Squier to customise. Small headstock, white to allow base coat for refinish. I found one on Preloved for 50 quid including an SP10 amp. Called the guy - does it have a small headstock, dont know, is it an Affinity? Dont know. Its in good condition tho. Eventually got that it had a pearlescent scratch plate so I was hopeful that it was an SE Special.

It was and in mint condition for a 2004 model! Excellent for customising, scratchplate screw holes match fender specs for 11 and 8 hole plates. The body if full depth (3.6 kgs), cast tuners. Nice neck. My only problem is I now feel it's too good to refinish. The trem is not standard and could do with a full size with steel block. I changed the strap buttons first as the ones supplied were poor. Heres a few photos:

Already got one like that so will be keeping this one as stock and looking for another one which I will be doing day-glo green!_________________Please check out my Tokai Strat Book: http://www.blurb.co.uk/my/book/detail/2060524

Yeah the scratchplates are oddly configured, but at least the older single-ply ones are a decent thickness unlike the flimsy ones on recent Squiers and Jimmie Vaughan Fender strats.

Green dayglo you say? Bet that would look wild with the green moto scratchplate, like kryptonite! Must confess am strangely drawn to green guitars these days, never had one see. Never wanted one either, up until recently that is

I did it over a few months last year as sort of therapy recovering from lung cancer (all gone now thanks to NHS). I lost a bit of lung but am singing again, albeit a little bit higher in pitch than before

I will have to look for another Squier now, Iain's got me inspired again. I got no preconceived ideas so I'll see what turns up first.